Stretching and drying device for fabric material



May 23, 1950 s. J. BREWCZYNSKI ETAL 2,508,353

STRETCHING AND DRYING DEVICE FOR FABRIC MATERIAL Filed Sept. 24, 1947 I 11 JZ J6 l7 l3 1 'r zim v r /l y AA A A A A J5 J2 J2 INVENTOIRS. fizfeue Zfirewczywkg) John flew c Z 725M,

Patented May 23, 1956 STRETCHII Q'G AND DRYING DEVICE FOR FABRIC MATERIAL Steve J. Brewczynski and John Brewczynski,

1 Chicago, Ill.

Application $eptember 24, 1947, Serial No. 775,926

- Claims.

- 1 The present invention relates tothe fabric stretching and drying devices, and has for its main object the provision of a device whereby a fabric sheet of material, having an irregular perimeter, such as doily or the like, may be stretched and upon which the same may dry when in a stretched condition.

A further object of the present invention is the provision of a stretching and drying device of the character indicated provided with a plurality of concentrically arranged grooves, wherein a plurality of fabric engaging members may be positloned for shifting and adjusting in order that the same may engage the perimeter of a fabric sheet of irregular formation.

With the above general objects in view and others that will appear as the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawing forming a part of this application and in which like designating characters refer to corresponding parts throughout the several views:

Fig. 1 is an elevational view of the present device, partly in section, with a doily superimposed thereon during the process of stretching and drying thereof;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view on line 22 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of a fabric engaging member which cooperates with the present device for engaging the perimeter of a fabric sheet when superimposed upon the present device.

,' 1 Referring in detail to the present drawing, there is shown therein board I 0, which may be made of wood, plastic or any other suitable material. Made upon said board l0, and upon one face thereof is a plurality of concentric, spaced grooves, generally indicated by II. Said grooves may be circular, as shown, or they may be of square or rectangular formation, depending upon the general overall outline or contour of a doily or any other sheet of fabric material to be stretched and dried upon and by the present device.

Each of said grooves II is so formed as to provide a channel l2 within the body of board 10. Each channel I2 has a constricted, communicating recess I3, made substantially centrally of channel l2, said recess l3 opening at one face of said board l0.

Cooperating with each of said grooves I I, made as above described, is a plurality of fabric engaging members it, one of which is best shown in Fig. 3. Each of said fabric engaging members l4 includes circular head I 5, of a diameter substantially corresponding to the width of channel l2, and of a thickness substantially corresponding to the depth of said channel l2.

Cylindrical boss l6, integrally formed with said head I5, and in a concentric relation with said head l5, extends from one face of the latter. Said boss l6 has a diameter substantially corresponding to the width of recess l3, and a height substantially corresponding to the depth of said recess l3.

Pin I'l, centrally extending from the free end of said boss l6, completes the structure of said fabric engaging member I4.

From the hereinabove description it will be seen that fabric engaging member I4, reposing within groove l I, is capable of being shifted longitudinally of groove II, but is incapable of shifting transversely thereof, because the lateral walls of channel l2 and recess l3, bearing against the periphery of head l5 and boss l5, respectively, prevent such latter shifting. It is further observed that the free end of boss l6 remains flush with the adjacent face of board Hi. The entire fabric engaging member I4 is embedded within board l0 while reposing within groove l l, and pin 11 is the only part of said fabric engaging member l 4 which projects beyond and above the operative face of board it, as is clearly seen in Fig. 2.

The opposed body portions in board I 0, adjacent recess l3 in each groove H, are provided with complementary, arcuate indents l8. Each pair of opposed indents I8 in each groove ll constitute an arcuate opening o'f'a diameter corresponding to the diameter of head I5, or to the width of channel l2, for permitting insertion therethroughbf said head l5 for driving the latter into channel l2. Said head [5 once passed through the opening defined by a pair of opposed indents H! in each groove H, and shifted until the bottom thereof contacts with the bottom of channel l 2, is capable of being shifted in either direction and longitudinally of groove II for bringing pin l1 into any desired position relative to the longitudinal run of groove l I.

It is understoood that as many of said fabric engaging members I4 may be inserted within each groove II as may bev desired, and conversely as many of them may be withdrawn as desired through the openings defined by each pair of indents l8.

In Fig. 1 there is shown in dotted lines doily l9, the perimeter of which is of an irregular formation, some points thereof being farther removed from the center of the doily than the others. Thus, those points of the doily which are farthest removed from the center thereof will be engaged by pins I! in one or two outermost grooves H, as at and 25. Those points on the perimeter of the. doily which are nearest to the center of the doily will be engaged by pins in one or more of the innermost grooves H, as at 22, while the intermediate points of the perimeter of the doily will be engaged by pins I1 shiftable within the intermediate grooves H, as at 2-3.

On reference to Fig. "1, it will be seen that doily Hi can be maintained in a stretched condition upon board I!) by means of plurality of pins l1 and along various opposed directions. Take for example pins I! at the opposed points 23. These pins are capable of maintaining the doily when in a stretched condition upon the board not only along the direction of the diameters of grooves I! with which said pins i7 cooperate, but also along the direction of the ohordsdefined by a pair of pins H in the same groove H at points 23. Since the stress of pull of the stretched doily is along the chord stated and not along the longitudinal run of groove l-l, it follows that stress of pull of the doily due to its inherent tendency to shrink will be incapable to dislodge said pins H or to shift a pair of opposed pins towards each other and along groove ll, particularly when head 15 and boss 16 repose snuggly within channel 12 and recess 13, respectively. It therefore follows that when a doily is engaged at its perimeter by pins l! in all grooves II, said pins I! will not shift longitudinally of said grooves H.

As is seen in Fig. 1, the doily shown therein is substantially of the length corresponding to the diameter of the circle described by the outermost groove H. For doilies of greater length additional outer grooves Il may be made. However, for doilies having general square or rectangular contour grooves H may be made square or rectangular, respectively, instead circular as shown. Making said grooves square or rectangular would not in any manner change the operation of the device. Accordingly we do not wish to be restricted to circular grooves as obviously the grooves may be'made square, rectangular or in any other desired configuration;

While there is described herein a preferred embodiment of the present invention, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

- 1 What we claim. as new is 1. A fabric stretching and drying. device com prising a board, said board being provided upon its face with a plurality of concentrically arranged, spaced. grooves, means within said grooves for engaging the fabric. material superimposed upon said board, said means being adjustable longitudinally of said grooves.

2. A fabric stretching and drying device comprising a board, said board being provided upon its face with a plurality of concentrically arranged, spaced grooves, means within said grooves for engaging the fabric material superimposed upon said board, said means being adjustable longitudinally of said grooves, said means including heads snugly fitted within said grooves and pins projecting from said heads, said pins extending above the face of said board.

3. A stretching and drying device for fabric material having a perimeter of irregular contour comprising a board, said board being provided upon its face with a plurality of concentrically arranged grooves, and means within said grooves for engaging the fabric material at the perimeter thereof as the same crosses said grooves.

4. A stretching and drying device comprising a board, an endless groove made in said board, said groove including a channel within said board and a recess communicating with said channel and extending through one face of said board, and a fabric engaging member slidably adjustable within said groove, said fabric en'- gaging member including a head receivable with in said channel, a reduced boss carried by said head receivable within said recess, and a pin carried by said boss, said pin extending above the face of said board. r

5. A stretching and drying device comprising a board, said board being provided with a groove, said groove including a channel within said board and a recess communicating with said channel and extending to one face of said board, and a fabric engaging member slidably adjustable within said groove, said fabric engaging member including a head receivable within said channel, a reduced b'oss carried by said head receivable within said recess, and apin extending above the face of said board, the body portion of said board adjacent said recess being provided with a pair of complementary indents, one on each side of said recess, for providing an opening for insertion or withdrawal of said head within or from said channel.

STEVE J. BREWCZYNSKI. JOHN BREWCZYNSKI.

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